Letter: Wellesley's Take and Leave It section closing for winter

Tuesday

Nov 30, 2010 at 12:01 AMNov 30, 2010 at 1:49 AM

The time is fast approaching to close the Wellesley reusable’s“Take and Leave” area for the winter season. The last day to drop off or pick up items (assuming no snow or ice storms) this season will be Sunday, Dec. 5, and we will be closing the site down on Monday Dec 6.

Priscilla Messing and Frank Hays /Friends of Recycling

The Wellesley reusable area is closing for the winter: Thanks for the memories!

The time is fast approaching to close the Wellesley reusable’s“Take and Leave” area for the winter season. The last day to drop off or pick up items (assuming no snow or ice storms) this season will be Sunday, Dec. 5, and we will be closing the site down on Monday Dec 6.

So, do not delay and bring over all of that stuff you have in the garage and the attic!

There is no time like the present.

The Take and Leave area is open to residents of Wellesley only.

We want to extend a hearty thanksto RDF Superintendent Gordon Martin and his team at the Wellesley RDF for their consistent daily support for our efforts at the famous Take and Leave re-useable area. Their attention and help is more than appreciated.

We also want to recognize the efforts ofmany volunteers who come to the re-useable area and work hard to keep the area clean, organized and safe. Without this civic minded and dedicated group there would be no Take and Leave. The captains and coordinators deserve special thanks.

The Take and Leave area is open during the same hours as the recycling center and the shifts can be long and hectic. The overall coordinator, Joany Sasso, and captains Joanne Jones, Jane Miller, Barbara Faubert, and Bill Meloni really make the volunteer system work.

In the end, this is all about the residents of Wellesley who are dedicated to recycling and who are regular visitors. All probably are aware they are doing the right thing for the environment by helping good items be reused but all may not realize that by dropping off their “stuff” at the Take and Leave saves the town tens of thousands of dollars per year in trucking and disposal fees.

On behalf of all the FOR volunteers and the FOR (Friends of Recycling) group we wish you all a nice “not too cool” winter and happy holidays. We plan to reopen early in April depending on weather. The reopening date will be posted at the recycling center.